Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-07
NOT THE DIPPER.
A Singular Death ON Meridian Hill I'm.
vestigated by the Coroner.

|
AN OLD WOMAN DIES AFTER THE EXCITEMENT OF A
| FIGHT-A STORY THAT SHE WAS sTRUCK-THE COR
oSER's JURY FIND THAT HEART DISEASE CAUSED
DEATH.
Meridian Hill had its sensation to-day. Thurs
| day afternoon there was a fight between two
| sisters, Georgia and Minnie Minor on one side,
and Mrs Emma Jackson on the other, in the yard
OF Mrs. Louisa RobinSOn'S house, No. 2432 Colum-
| bia avenue. All the parties are colored. Mrs.
| Robinson was an old womon. She attempted to
| part the combatants, and then went into her
house and died. Last night talk was started that
during the melee Minnie Minor struck the old
woman with dipper. To-day Coroner Paterson
went out to the little frame house where Mrs.
| Robinson lay dead, and held an inquest. The jury
summoned was composed of John H. Penrose, WILL
liam Robinson, Winfield s. DufTy, August W.
Rhine VIM H.Rhine and VIM. Mckay.
THE TESTIMONY.
Mrs Emma Jackson, who lives at 634 Sumner
street, testified that she came to the nelghbor
hood of the house Thursday. Mrs. Robinson, or
Aunt Louisa, as she called her, was leaning on
the paingS In front OF the house, and called
to talk with her. They then went into the
and said to witness: "See here Jackson, the next
time 1 catch you talking with Jno. Briles
win be willing to lay in the All Albany my
fore: whenever 4 catch you on the hill
III drink your hearts blood" After Minnie made
came in. Minnie went on saying that witness had
been talking about her. AS witness was about to
GO for pan OF wate georgia got up ana sad to
Georgia Minor is not dead yet, and struck witness
Witness said, 'Ill have you arrested. Minnie said
you going to have her arrested, I'll give you
something to have her arrested for" Minnie then
pitched into her, and both the girls were beating
her. Aunt Louisa got witness behind her, and
tried to stop the fuss She sent for 'sister Minor"
the mother OF the girls, TO take them away. Mrs.
Minor got dipper OF water, but witness did not
ME" said the witness, grabbed the dipper from
her mothers hand and aimed q blow at me, but
Aunt Louisa caught the lick, but do not knOw-I
do not dare to say that that caused her death"
The witness said the blow was aimed over Aunt
Louisa at the witness. The dipper struck her In
the right side. Mrs. Robinson was S1ckly, and
complained frequently OF ill-health. The dpper,
she said, was large one, holding more than a
pint; After she Was struck they helped her into
speeches., and in about Is minutes they put
glass over her face and found that she was dead.
When she was struck she walked away. Then she
came to witness and said ''Take me into the house
quick" They brought her In and laid her down:
Mrs. Celia Williams, a daughter OF the dead
woman, testified that she did not see her mother
struck, but helped her into the house. Her
mother, She said, had the heart disease, and when
she was subjected to ANY excitement it would
PROSTATE her.
Mrs. Emma Minor, the mother of the Minor
girls, said she came over and tried to part the
girls, but could not. She then went to the
kitchen, got dipper OF water, and taking it out,
poured 1t over Minnie's bosom, and that parted
Cneu Witness declared tnat sue Carrieu tne
dipper with her to the gate, and then took 1t to
the kitchen, where she got IL, and laid 1t down.
'Thats the truth, and I'd say 1t the day l died"
said the witness ats my own daughter, but I'd
go against her II she did such thing"
DR.. Lochlan Tyler, who, with DIR. Hartigan. per-
formed autopsy this morning, testified that he
discovered no marks of violence on the body. She
had yalvuIar disease Of the heart TO marked de-
gree, and was liable to die under stress of any
undue excitement or eXertion, and her death
might be accounted for In that way.
The dipper used by Mrs. Minor was exhibited to
the jury. 1t was light affair, holding about
half pint.
HEART DISEASE AND NOT THE DIPPER.
The jury rendered verdict that the deceased
came to her death from heart disease, brought on
by excitement during the ARRAY.